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Pioneers wrap up competition at ITA Southeast Regional

Pioneers wrap up competition at ITA Southeast Regional

SUMTER, S.C. --- Tusculum University's men's tennis team completed competition at the ITA Southeast Regional by advancing to the third day in both singles and doubles.

Rhodri Atkinson dropped a three-set match in the round of 16 on Sunday, while the doubles team of Frank Bonacia and Marco Jalalian moved into the quarterfinal round on Sunday before being knocked out by the tournament's top seed.

Atkinson advanced to the round of 16 with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Facundo Perlov of Lees-McRae on Saturday, then rallied to force a third set in Sunday's match with Pietro Martinetti of Columbus State before falling 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

Bonacia and Jalalian won two matches on Saturday to move into the doubles quarterfinals, beating Gjorgji Jankulovski and Ids Waterbolk of Carson-Newman 8-5 in the round of 32 and defeating Samuel Winter and Thibeault Decaluwe of Coker 9-8 (9-7) in the round of 16. In Sunday's quarterfinals, Bonacia and Jalalian lost 8-4 to the Columbus State duo of Martinetti and Tommaso Schold.

Robin Eldin and Nemanja Subanovic each had a pair of consolation wins on Saturday, with Eldin outlasting Jose Roa of Mars Hill 7-6 (8-6), 6-7 (7-4), (11-9) and then defeating Marcel Schomburg of Newberry 6-3, 7-6 (7-4). Subanovic won 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) over Masumi Komada of Georgia College then rolled to a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Zachary Cox of Lenoir-Rhyne.

SINGLES
Round of 32
Rhodri Atkinson d. Facundo Perlov (Lees-McRae), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Juan Sengariz (Anderson) d. Frank Bonacia, 6-4, 6-3
Ambroise Marchand (Lander) d. Kenta Kondou, 6-1, 6-2

Round of 16
Pietro Martinetti (Columbus State) d. Rhodri Atkinson, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3

Consolation Round of 64
Robin Eldin d. Jose Roa (Mars Hill), 7-6 (8-6), 6-7 (7-4), (11-9)
Nemanja Subanovic d. Masumi Komada (Georgia College), 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)

Consolation Round of 32
Robin Eldin d. Marcel Schomburg (Newberry), 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
Nemanja Subanovic d. Zachary Cox (Lenoir-Rhyne), 6-1, 6-0

DOUBLES
Round of 32
Frank Bonacia/Marco Jalalian d. Gjorgji Jankulovski/Ids Waterbolk (Carson-Newman), 8-5
Nemanja Subanovic/Rhodri Atkinson d. Rodrigo Crespo/Karol Malirz (Georgia College), 8-3
Ambroise Marchand/Markus Sorensen (Lander) d. Robin Eldin/Kenta Kondou, 8-6

Round of 16
Frank Bonacia/Marco Jalalian d. Samuel Winter/Thibeault Decaluwe (Coker), 9-8 (9-7)
Joaquin Benoit/Cole Brainard (North Georgia) d. Nemanja Subanovic/Rhodri Atkinson, 8-4

Quarterfinals
Tommaso Schold/Pietro Martinetti (Columbus State) d. Frank Bonacia/Marco Jalalian 8-4

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